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Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 1446

J. Galvin
Trusted Information Systems
K. McCloghrie
Hughes LAN Systems
April 1993

### Security Protocols for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)

#### Status of this Memo

This RFC specifes an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

#### Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. A Note on Terminology
1.2. Threats
1.3. Goals and Constraints
1.4. Security Services
1.5. Mechanisms

1.5.1. Message Digest Algorithm
1.5.2. Symmetric Encryption Algorithm

2. SNMPv2 Party
3. Digest Authentication Protocol

3.1. Generating a Message
3.2. Receiving a Message

4. Symmetric Privacy Protocol

4.1. Generating a Message
4.2. Receiving a Message

5. Clock and Secret Distribution

5.1. Initial Configuration
5.2. Clock Distribution
5.3. Clock Synchronization
5.4. Secret Distribution
5.5. Crash Recovery

6. Security Considerations

6.1. Recommended Practices
6.2. Conformance
6.3. Protocol Correctness

6.3.1. Clock Monotonicity Mechanism
6.3.2. Data Integrity Mechanism
6.3.3. Data Origin Authentication Mechanism
6.3.4. Restricted Administration Mechanism
6.3.5. Message Timeliness Mechanism
6.3.6. Selective Clock Acceleration Mechanism
6.3.7. Confidentiality Mechanism

7. Acknowledgements
8. References
9. Authors' Addresses

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